Mamata's budget only for Bengal: BJP

The BJP on Wednesday criticised the Railway Budget presented by Mamata Banerjee as an attempt to woo the voters of West Bengal.
BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu called it the "budget of West Bengal".
"Why has Punjab been ignored? Punjab is the only sta

The BJP on Wednesday criticised the Railway Budget presented by Mamata Banerjee as an attempt to woo the voters of West Bengal.

BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu called it the "budget of West Bengal".

"Why has Punjab been ignored? Punjab is the only state where the capital is not connected to the state. Chandigarh is not connected to Amritsar, Ferozepur or Bhatinda. We have been asking for the Rajdhani Express but the demand hasn't been met," Sidhu said.

While JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav was pleased that passenger fares had not been increased, he felt that north India had been ignored.

"The infrastructure needs of north India have been ignored," Yadav said.

But the Congress welcomed the Budget, calling it futuristic. "For the first time, the Railway Budget has spoken of a 10-year plan," party spokesperson Manish Tewari said.

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